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Admission Volunteers (OVAL)

Alumni Interview Program

Stanford’s alumni interview program is a recent and growing initiative of the Office of Undergraduate Admission.

The purpose of the alumni interview is twofold. Alumni will

Share their knowledge of and passion for Stanford with prospective students, and

Convey their impressions of these candidates to the admission committee.

Stanford interviews are designed to be casual, comfortable conversations, and are optional for those students for whom an interview is available.

Alumni are Stanford’s most authentic voice. The alumni interview is a superlative means for applicants to learn more about Stanford and for us to learn more about our candidates for admission. We are continually amazed by the warmth, enthusiasm and generosity of our alumni volunteers and hope you will join us to extend the success of the interview program.

Please take part in this important admission initiative by clicking Volunteer Login to register and complete your OVAL profile.

Interview Areas

For the 2015–16 admission cycle, the Office of Undergraduate Admission will operate the optional alumni interview program (based on applicant's high school location) in 36 domestic locations and 26 international locations as noted below (areas new to the program are noted in italic).

Domestic

Alaska

Arizona

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Illinois (expanding beyond Chicago)

Indiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina (expanding beyond Raleigh-Durham)

North Dakota

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Texas

Virginia

Vermont

Washington

Washington, D.C.

Wisconsin

Wyoming

International

Argentina

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

Denmark

France

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong

India

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Luxemburg

Mexico (expanding beyond Mexico City and Nuevo León)

Netherlands

Norway

Portugal

Singapore

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

If alumni interviewing is not being offered in your area, there may be other volunteer admission activities in your area. We encourage all alumni interested in volunteering to register.